Stabbings send 3 to hospital in Winnipeg

Two men and a woman are recovering in hospital after separate stabbings in Winnipeg.​

The first happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday on the 1900-block of Portage Avenue, in the city's St. James area. A 44-year-old man was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Police said the man and a friend were sitting in a parked vehicle when a man on a bicycle crashed into the car.

When the 44-year-old man went to see if the cyclist was OK, the cyclist stabbed him and rode off.

The suspect is described as about 5-foot-10 and in his early 20s with a slim build and brown hair. He was wearing a red T-shirt and shorts, was riding a silver mountain bike and was carrying two spare bicycle tires.

Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-2877 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

The second stabbing happened at about 5 a.m. Thursday. A man and woman were injured at an apartment building in the 300 block of Carlton Street, in the city's downtown area.

The woman was rushed to hospital in critical condition and the man was initially listed in unstable condition, police said.